
Angola’s Lobito Refinery Seeks $4.8B to Address Funding Shortfall
The Lobito Refinery will be Angola’s largest once completed, with a planned capacity of 200,000 barrels per day.
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The Lobito Refinery will be Angola’s largest once completed, with a planned capacity of 200,000 barrels per day.
The Africa Finance Corporation has also announced several deals associated with the Lobito Rail project, including a $100 million commitment to Kobaloni Energy and a freight MoU.
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has signed concession agreements with the governments of Angola and Zambia for the financing, construction, ownership and operation of the Zambia Lobito Rail Project.
The expansion project will connect Central Africa’s Copperbelt to ports on both the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
The Lobito Corridor Railway Project will enable the transport of goods both across the region and to international markets.
Railway operator Lobito Atlantic Railway has exported its first shipment of copper from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to the U.S.
Connecting the Zambian and DRC copperbelts with international markets via the Port of Lobito, the Lobito Corridor serves as a blueprint for cross-border infrastructure in African mining.
The Port of Lobito mineral terminal in Angola has received its first cargo vessel, signaling the start of port operations for the Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR) consortium.
The container wagons will be built by South African company Galison Manufacturing as part of the Lobito Railway project.
Italy is investing $320 million in the development of rail infrastructure associated with the Lobito Corridor